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Managing Research Data from Generation to Preservation

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Join the University of Cincinnati Libraries for a workshop on data management planning. This interactive and hands-on workshop will address universal data management best practices. While much of the focus is on STEM fields, this course will be useful for anyone interested in learning more about data management practices and principles. The workshop will be held in the Engineering Library in 850D Baldwin on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Register for the workshop at http://webcentral.uc.edu/hslclass/home.aspx

Managing Data from Generation to Preservation

This 3 hour activities based workshop will examine data management principles for the various phases of data. Participants will create a data set and apply principles covering topics such as types and formats of data, file naming conventions, Readme files, metadata, backup and archiving data using UC resources, roles and responsibilities regarding data and university and national data policies.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 – 850D Baldwin

Contact Kristen Burgess, Assistant Director for Research and Informatics, Health Sciences Library with any questions.

UC Libraries Welcomes Digital Humanities Expert Constance Crompton

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imageUC Libraries is thrilled to welcome to campus November 19 and 20 the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series ~ Dr. Constance Crompton, assistant professor of digital humanities and English, Department of Critical Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia. She will present a series of talks and hands-on workshops, all free and open to the public, in the Walter C. Langsam Library. Participants are encouraged to come to any or all sessions that are of interest to them and to their work.

Thursday, November 19

  • Session #1: 1:30pm-2:30pm – Planning for Success: Project Management for the Digital Humanities… and Beyond! Langsam Library 480

Friday, November 20 (Participants are encouraged to bring laptops for the Friday sessions)

  • Session#2: 10-11:30am – Keynote – Making History: Collaboration, Collection and Creation in the Digital Humanities, Langsam Library 462
  • LUNCH: 11:30-12:30pm – Langsam Library 480
  • Session #3: 12:30-1:30pm –   What the Computer Doesn’t Know…:Representing Primary Source Documents in TEI (Overview of the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines – see
    http://www.tei-c.org/index.xml for more information), Langsam Library 462
  • Session #4: 2-4pm –  Digital Humanities in the Classroom: Tools, Tips, and Tricks,  Langsam Library 462

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Registration Open for November 12th NCBI Webinar “PubMed for Scientists”

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On November 12th, NCBI will present “PubMed for Scientists”, a webinar that will show you how to search biomedical literature more efficiently with PubMed. NCBI staff will teach you how to search by author, explore a subject, use filters to narrow your search, find full text articles, and set up an e-mail alert for new research on your topic. Finally, we will answer your questions about searching PubMed.

Date and time: Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5594790520765285889

After the live presentation, the webinar will be uploaded to the NCBI YouTube channel. The webinar and any materials will also be accessible on the Webinars and Courses page by clicking the Archived Webinars & Courses tab. You can also check the Webinars & Courses page to find information about future webinars.

• NCBI on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NCBINLM
• NCBI Webinars and Courses: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/coursesandwebinars.shtml

THE JEWISH HOSPITAL & CINCINNATI JEWS IN MEDICINE. Frederic Krome’s New Book is Now Available

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The Winkler Center is proud to announce the publication of The Jewish Hospital & Cincinnati Jews In Medicine by Dr. Frederic Krome; Dr. Krome is an Associate Professor of History at the UC Clermont campus.

While Dr. Krome utilized many collections on or relating to Jewish Hospital in libraries and archives throughout the Cincinnati area, the bulk of his research and the majority of photographs utilized in the book stemmed from the Winkler Center’s extensive collection.

Also, in 2012, Dr. Krome presented on the history of the medical tradition within the Cincinnati Jewish community at the third annual Cecil Striker Society lecture series; a video of Dr. Krome’s presentation is now streaming through the Winkler Center website and is accessible by clicking on the photograph below.

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Coming Together to Give Thanks November 12

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Join the University of Cincinnati Libraries for “Coming Together to Give Thanks” ~ Thursday, November 12, 3:30-5:30pm, Langsam Library 4th floor.

Learn what people are thankful for and about Thanksgiving and Harvest Festivals around the world. Enjoy food, drink and fun.

The event is free and open to the public.

bridges iconThe Coming Together to Give Thanks Celebration is part of a Diversity Grant, “Bridges to Diversity and Inclusion,” the Libraries received to promote and celebrate diversity throughout the university community.

For more information, contact Susan Banoun at  556-1440 or susan.banoun@uc.edu.

 

 

New Biomedical and Programming Workshops at the Health Sciences Library

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Check out several new workshops at the UC Health Sciences Library this November!

All workshops will be held in the HSL Troup Learning Space G005G

Registration available at http://webcentral.uc.edu/hslclass/home.aspx.

Thursday, November 12, 2015, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

NLM Biomedical Informatics: Bedside to Bench with NCBI

This workshop is designed for both researchers and clinicians who are looking to identify NCBI resources for research, clinical and educational purposes. Participants will learn about NCBI, NCBI’s “Information Hubs”, and NCBI’s experimental databases. The bulk of the workshop will involve an interactive hands on demonstration of a case study where participants will assist in the diagnosis of a genetic condition, identify genetic tests for disease confirmation, and help determine of the molecular etiology of the disease all while using NCBI resources. Many of the resources used for the demonstration are new or often over looked resources that are highly useful to the basic, translational and clinical research communities.

Thursday, November 19, 2015, 9:00 am – 10:30 pm

Bioinformatics: Seeking and Finding Data

In this workshop researchers will learn to navigate the bioinformatics tools Ensembl and Cytoscape to discover information about genes, gene variants, proteins, biological pathways, comparative genomics, molecular interactions, and phenotypes associated with disease.

Thursday, November 19, 2015, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Introduction to Python

Come and learn this widely used, general purpose, high-level programming language. Python is often used as a scripting language for applications such as data processing, parsing and web services. This workshop will cover the basics of Python, including variables and data types, arrays, dictionaries, operators, conditions, loops, and functions. The focus will be on the hands-on exercises to help provide a better understanding of Python to the attendees. No programming experience is necessary.  Beginners are encouraged to attend. For supplemental information on this workshop, http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/python. Registration is required for this workshop.

In addition to these workshops, we will also be teaching a data management workshop in collaboration with the Science and Engineering Libraries.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 – 850D Baldwin

Managing Data from Generation to Preservation

This 3 hour activities based workshop will examine data management principles for the various phases of data. Participants will create a data set and apply principles covering topics such as types and formats of data, file naming conventions, Readme files, metadata, backup and archiving data using UC resources, roles and responsibilities regarding data and university and national data policies.

Contact Kristen Burgess, Assistant Director for Research and Informatics, Health Sciences Library at kristen.burgess@uc.edu with any questions! We look forward to seeing you in November!

Celebrate GIS Day November 18th

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gis dayThe Geography Graduate Student Organization, Department of Geography in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, UC Libraries and IT@UC together will celebrate UC GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18 with a lecture by Dr. Alan T. Murray. All are welcome.

Schedule

8-10 am:  Morning Coffee Meet and Greet with Dr. Murray in Braunstein Hall, 4th floor open air lounge next to the graduate student office

2-3 pm: Lecture – Applying GIS to Contemporary Issues – 417 TUC

10am-5pm: GIS equipment display will on the TUC Plaza or TUC steps
weather permitting

Dr. Murray is a professor in College of Computing and Informatics and a professor in the School of Public Health at Drexel University. His research interests are in the areas of geographic information science, spatial analytics, location optimization, and health disparities (http://cci.drexel.edu/faculty/amurray/).

 

New Report Reviews Successful Global Digital Scholarship Programs

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report coverA new report from Dean and University Librarian Xuemao Wang sheds light on the expertise required to support a robust and sustainable digital scholarship program.

In late 2012, the University of Cincinnati Libraries was awarded a Scholarly Communications and Information Technology Program planning grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to define and describe the key skills and competencies required to support a robust digital scholarship program. The project’s findings have now been published in a report titled “Building Expertise to Support Digital Scholarship: A Global Perspective.”
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Come to Langsam Connect on October 28 to Design Your Own Book Jacket

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By Josh Beckelhimer, student assistant worker in Langsam Library

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Booksellers began using book jackets, or “Dust Jackets,” during the 19th century to protect books, often made with expensive materials like silk. Initially, they were thrown away after their new owner brought them home. They gradually became decorative, and with the addition of the author picture and biography, eventually became integral to the advertising of books. After World War I it was common practice for top artists to design book jackets. Book jackets provide their own flair and personality to a book apart from what’s inside. They give the reader an idea of the book’s essence.

The Other Wes Moore book jacket

The Other Wes Moore book jacket

Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00pm, join us by the Triceracopter on the 4th floor of Langsam Library to design a book jacket of your own and enjoy autumnal snacks!

Choose a book that made a personal impact on you, design the jacket and put your personality into it. Bring your creativity to capture the essence of the book and the essence of its effect on your life.

You don’t have to be a top artist to make it personal to you! We will also be hearing the story behind the title selection for The Other Wes Moore.

Workshop to Provide an Introduction to GIS

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Title: Introduction to GIS

Date: Oct 30th  1-3pm

Location: GIS lab 415 Braunstein

Description:

Want to work with ARCGIS but are not sure where to start?  This workshop is for individuals who want to visualize spatial patterns in data but have no experience with geographic information system (GIS) software or who want to learn about resources available to the UC community through UC Libraries and the Department of Geography.  Workshop instructors will guide participants as they create a GIS using the software ARCGIS to geocode a dataset and create a map

The workshop will be taught by Instructors from UC Libraries and the Department of Geography. For more information, contact Amy Koshoffer, science informationist, at amy.koshoffer@uc.edu.